SB301: Bill Text

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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE

2017 Senate BILL 301

June 15, 2017 - Introduced by Senators Olsen, L. Taylor, Cowles, Miller and Vinehout, cosponsored by Representatives Hebl, Jagler, Berceau, Felzkowski, Genrich, Horlacher, Ohnstad, Pope, Spreitzer, Subeck, Tauchen, Tusler and Vruwink. Referred to Committee on Education.

SB301,1,2 An Act to amend 121.14 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes; relating to: summer school and interim session classes.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill expands the types of online classes offered as summer classes or interim session classes to high school pupils and to pupils in grades 7 and 8 that qualify for state aid. Under current law, for an online class summer or interim session class to qualify for state aid, the school board must determine that the class fulfills a high school graduation requirement in English, social studies, math, science, or physical education. This bill expands the online summer or interim session classes that qualify for state aid to include classes the school board determines fulfill a graduation requirement in health education or that count toward the number of credits the school board requires for graduation in any combination of vocational education, foreign languages, fine arts, and other courses.

For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB301,1 Section 1. 121.14 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB301,2,7 121.14 (1) (a) 3. Those online classes offered as summer classes or interim session classes to high school pupils and pupils in grade 7 or 8 who reside in the school district, or who are attending the online class in the school district under s. 118.51, provided a pupil enrolled in a high school grade receives a credit for the class, a pupil enrolled in the 7th or 8th grade successfully completes the class, and the school board of the school district determines the online class fulfills a requirement for high school graduation specified under s. 118.33 (1) (a) 1. or 2. or established by the school board under s. 118.33 (1) (am) or established by the school board under the authority of the department.

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